Arsenia Tan
1882–1990
China
The Life of Arsenia
Arsenia Tan was born in 1882, in China. She married Enrique Legarda Koh in 1904, in Mexico, Pampanga, Philippines. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died before 1990, in Philippines, at the age of 107, and was buried in Manila, Philippines.
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Family Time Line
Arsenia Tan
1882–1990
Enrique Legarda Koh
1880–1945
Marriage: 1904
Eloy Tan Koh
1906–1980
Filemon Tan Koh
1908–1992
Francisco Tan Koh
1910–1910
Spouse & Children
1882–1990Female
1880–1945Male
MARRIAGE
1904
Mexico, Pampanga, Philippines
1904
Mexico, Pampanga, Philippines
children
(3)
1906–1980Male
1908–1992Male
- Francisco Tan Koh
1910–1910Male
World Events (8)
1884 · Sino-French War
Age 2
The Sino-French War, Tonkin War, or Tonquin war, was a conflict between China and France regarding the control of Tonkin, a region in northern Vietnam. The Qing Dynasty performed well on land and won limited strategic victories; however, the Qing forces in Taiwan and other surrounding islands were defeated by the French. Ultimately, the war ended with the Treaty of Tientsin, which arguably satisfied most of the goals of the French.
1898
Age 16
The U.S. navy destroys the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. Spain cedes the Philippines to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris in December, Philippines rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines independent on June 12, which will be recognized in the future as the Philippines' Independence Day.
1911
Age 29
Chinese Revolution. Yuan Shih-k'ai is recalled from retirement to take command of army to put down the revolution. He negotiates with the revolutionaries, with the hope of being instituted as the head of a new government, but is disappointed when Sun Yat-sen is appointed president of the new republic.
Name Meaning
1 Chinese 谭: from the name of the state of Tan during the Zhou dynasty. After Wu Wang established the Zhou dynasty in 1122 bc , he enfeoffed the state of Tan to a descendant of the model emperor Yu ( 2205–2198 bc ), with the status of Viscount. Descendants adopted the name of the state Tan as their surname.2 Chinese 谈: said to be from the name of a certain King Tan of the state of Song, a 36th-generation descendant of its founder ( see Song ).3 Chinese 陈: variant of Chen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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